Quote of the day
You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
James Laughlin
Born: October 30, 1914
Died: November 12, 1997 (aged 83)
Bio: James Laughlin was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.
Known for:
- The collected poems of James Laughlin (1994)
- Byways
- The Way It Wasn't
- The secret room (1975)
- A commonplace book of pentastichs